Barber Museum and the gap

CasterTroy · 03-23-2010, 10:38 AM

HERE is a link to our route. Winston-Salem, NC to Birmingham Ala, to Tellico Plains, Robbinsville, then home. 1,025 miles in 44 hrs

We left Winston Salem, NC friday in 64 degree weather at 5pm

We rode about 240 miles till about 8pm then crashed near Athens Ga

R1150RT
FJR1300
GSXR600
FXLRTSBEYSGDJF......Ultra Glide HD

Got up and rode another 200 sat morning in upper 50's till we hit Barber Motorsports park and Museum

Got there about 11 and there was only one other bike there

HERE is a link to the pic since it's wide and I personally hate to scroll in posts

The museum is STUPID cool

I have about 314 pics of just the bikes....and I won't bore you with those....but here's a few very cool ones

And there was a track day going on while we were there too

We left a little after noon and headed north to catch the Skyway before dark

My buddy Jason and I tore off for a spirited ride across the summit

It was GREAT!!! we had the whole skyway to ourselves and the weather couldn't have been better!!!

Got up sunday morning and headed up to the gap...it was a cool 49 but felt great.

But it was closed right at the NC line...so we headed down 28 and rocked a few of the local roads

We headed back up 74 to 40 and came on back. About 11:30 it started raining....but we made it home fine by 2:00

Great weekend! great trip!!!

Particle Man · 03-23-2010, 11:10 AM

I loved Barber when I went last year (Trip thanks for that tip). I'll probably be going again this year since I have to go to Birmingham for business again this year. I'd love to see a track day. Last time, it was a race school teaching car drivers in Porche 911's.

Cool pics!

tached1000rr · 03-23-2010, 11:55 AM

Nice!

CasterTroy · 03-24-2010, 04:42 PM

Better one of Jason on that FJR from the video

karl_1052 · 03-24-2010, 05:34 PM

Nice pics. I love that 86 1100 :jizzinmypants:

CasterTroy · 03-24-2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karl_1052

Nice pics. I love that 86 1100 :jizzinmypants:

I know.....it was right next to the elevator and I just kept staring at it...MINT condition too.....man!!

Kerry_129 · 03-24-2010, 05:58 PM

Awesome pics Troy!

I've been to Barber 3 times, but always for trackdays & failed to tour the museum before. It's on the 'must to' list for a road-trip this year - especially now.

Particle Man · 03-24-2010, 07:23 PM

Kerry, you definitely have to go to the museum. Even the elevator is cool

Troy, did you see this one?

The guy who rode this one around the world (Jim Rogers) wrote a book about it called Investment Biker

http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Bik.../dp/1558505296

It was a pretty good read.

CasterTroy · 03-25-2010, 09:23 AM

Yeah I saw that one..it was pretty neat! It was ROUGH man

Also saw the super-tour Duc

Thats an aux tank on the back piped to the main tank

Got lots of pics of that one.

From what the chic up front said, there's a boatload more bikes that they keep in the basement storage and they rotate out the displays every once and a while, so there's no telling what you may miss if you go another time

03-23-2010, 10:38 AM	#1
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	Barber Museum and the gap HERE is a link to our route. Winston-Salem, NC to Birmingham Ala, to Tellico Plains, Robbinsville, then home. 1,025 miles in 44 hrs We left Winston Salem, NC friday in 64 degree weather at 5pm We rode about 240 miles till about 8pm then crashed near Athens Ga R1150RT FJR1300 GSXR600 FXLRTSBEYSGDJF......Ultra Glide HD Got up and rode another 200 sat morning in upper 50's till we hit Barber Motorsports park and Museum Got there about 11 and there was only one other bike there HERE is a link to the pic since it's wide and I personally hate to scroll in posts The museum is STUPID cool I have about 314 pics of just the bikes....and I won't bore you with those....but here's a few very cool ones And there was a track day going on while we were there too We left a little after noon and headed north to catch the Skyway before dark My buddy Jason and I tore off for a spirited ride across the summit It was GREAT!!! we had the whole skyway to ourselves and the weather couldn't have been better!!! Got up sunday morning and headed up to the gap...it was a cool 49 but felt great. But it was closed right at the NC line...so we headed down 28 and rocked a few of the local roads We headed back up 74 to 40 and came on back. About 11:30 it started raining....but we made it home fine by 2:00 Great weekend! great trip!!! __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

03-23-2010, 11:10 AM	#2
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	I loved Barber when I went last year (Trip thanks for that tip). I'll probably be going again this year since I have to go to Birmingham for business again this year. I'd love to see a track day. Last time, it was a race school teaching car drivers in Porche 911's. Cool pics! __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

03-24-2010, 04:42 PM	#4
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	Better one of Jason on that FJR from the video __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

03-24-2010, 05:34 PM	#5
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	Nice pics. I love that 86 1100 :jizzinmypants: __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

03-24-2010, 07:23 PM	#8
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Kerry, you definitely have to go to the museum. Even the elevator is cool Troy, did you see this one? The guy who rode this one around the world (Jim Rogers) wrote a book about it called Investment Biker http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Bik.../dp/1558505296 It was a pretty good read. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

03-23-2010, 11:55 AM	#3
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	Nice!

03-24-2010, 05:58 PM	#7
Kerry_129 Semi-reformed Squid Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 531	Awesome pics Troy! I've been to Barber 3 times, but always for trackdays & failed to tour the museum before. It's on the 'must to' list for a road-trip this year - especially now.

03-25-2010, 09:23 AM	#9
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	Yeah I saw that one..it was pretty neat! It was ROUGH man Also saw the super-tour Duc Thats an aux tank on the back piped to the main tank Got lots of pics of that one. From what the chic up front said, there's a boatload more bikes that they keep in the basement storage and they rotate out the displays every once and a while, so there's no telling what you may miss if you go another time __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl